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Kronos · 02-17-2004, 05:12 AM

I think that from Denethor’s point of view the lack of the Palantir in the non-EE edition is not really a problem.

We already know that he believes that Rohan will not come.
He knows the extent of Gondor’s forces.
He has seen an army outnumbering theirs 20 times over.
He has one son dead and one dying (as far as he is concerned), his line is broken. In the Middle Ages the family line was all important. To die with no heirs effectively made his life worthless anyway, no-one would follow him.
Gandalf is bringing someone to replace him.

If you add those things together, even without the Palantir, it was enough to send Denethor loopy.

02-17-2004, 05:12 AM	#4
Kronos Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: England Posts: 47	I think that from Denethor’s point of view the lack of the Palantir in the non-EE edition is not really a problem. We already know that he believes that Rohan will not come. He knows the extent of Gondor’s forces. He has seen an army outnumbering theirs 20 times over. He has one son dead and one dying (as far as he is concerned), his line is broken. In the Middle Ages the family line was all important. To die with no heirs effectively made his life worthless anyway, no-one would follow him. Gandalf is bringing someone to replace him. If you add those things together, even without the Palantir, it was enough to send Denethor loopy.